OBITUARY: Gerald Lloyd ‘Pete’ Johnson, 1940-2020

Gerald
Lloyd “Pete” Johnson was born on a farm in Phillips, County,
Kansas on December 15, 1940. He left this Earth on March 30, 2020 at
79 years old, and went to be with his father. His parents were Lloyd
Milton Johnson, who passed away March 23, 2010, and Edna K. Johnson
who is still living in Hydesville, where he was living when he passed
away.

Pete
loved to dance as a kid. He went to the movies every Saturday with
his cousins that he was raised with – Jimmie Nash (Yreka),
Colleen Hartman (Hastings,
Nebraska)
and
Arliss Morgan, (Big
Fork, Montana),
who are all still living. Pete was good at math. He liked collecting
antiques. He was great at recycling and would give stuff away instead
of throwing it away. He loved shopping sales. His nickname as a kid
was Jake. Later his nickname was Pete.

Pete
worked for Coast Oyster Company for around 20 years and was captain
of the boat. After that he was a fisherman for crab and other fish.
He also worked in construction, owned his equipment and joined the
Carpenter’s Union as a carpenter.

He
never really retired as he had a lawn and garden service for the
elderly.

He
is also survived by his son Gerald “Randy” Johnson who worked for
him, Jennifer Johnson, his granddaughter, and Kylee Carter, his
great-granddaughter.

Gobles
Fortuna Mortuary is handling his cremation and burial. He will be
buried next to his father at IOOF Cemetery at 3630 A Street,
Hydesville, CA. Memorial services will be held sometime soon after
the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

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